Tag Archive: formula one
May
13
Maldonado takes victory in Spain
Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado took his maiden victory and Williams first since 2004 in a strategic battle with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Maldonado, who is in only his second season in Formula 1, won the Spanish Grand Prix after his team outsmarted Ferrari with pit-stop timing. Alonso survived a late charge from Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen, who took …
May
13
Hamilton stripped of Spanish pole
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has been excluded from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix after stopping his car out on the track at the end of qualifying . Hamilton qualified on pole but will start from the back of the grid. He was told to stop because there was insufficient fuel in the car for him …
Apr
22
Sebastian Vettel Wins Bahrain GP
World champion Sebastian Vettel took his first victory of 2012 in a close battle with Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver built an early lead from pole but was caught by the Finn, who started 11th, after half distance. Vettel then pulled away after the final pit stops, despite …
Apr
16
Nico Rosberg wins Chinese Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg took his maiden Formula 1 victory with a dominant drive in the Chinese Grand Prix. The German led from pole position to secure Mercedes’ first victory since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. A battle for second place ended in favour of McLaren’s Jenson Button, who headed team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The Red Bulls of …
Mar
19
Red Bull against FIA intervention
Red Bull are opposing a push by the other Formula 1 teams to involve governing body the FIA in policing the sport’s cost-restriction agreement. Red Bull and Ferrari pulled out of teams body Fota last year because of frustrations with the Resource-Restriction Agreement. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says costs should be controlled via …
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